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G. BERGIER. REELING SILK.

Patented Apr. 25. 1893.

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G.- BERGIER.

REBLING SILK.

No. 496,108. Patented Apr. 25, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GABRIEL BERGIER, OF LYONS, FRANCE.

REELING SILK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 496,108, dated April25, 1893.

Application filed March 31, 1892. Serial No. 427,173. (No model.)Patented in France February 4, 1891, No. 208,985 in Italy March 17,1891, LVII, 183; in Spain April 28, 1891, No. 11,815; in SwitzerlandAugust 31, 1891, No. 3,270, and in Germany November 26, 1891,110-59,925.

To an whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GABRIEL BERGIER, a citizen of the Republic ofFrance, residing at Lyons, France, have invented an Improvement inReeling Silk, of which the following is a specification.

This invention was patented to me as follows: in France, depositedOctober 23, 1890, granted February 1, 1891, No. 208,985; in Germany,deposited March 19, 1891, granted November 26, 1891,No. 59,925; inSwitzerland, deposited March 13, 1891, granted August 31, 1891, No.3,270; in Italy, deposited February 28, 1891, granted March 17, 1891,No. 183, Vol. 57, and in Spain, deposited February 26, 1891, grantedApril 28, 1891, No. 11,815.

My invention relates to the reeling of silk filaments from cocoons, andto devices for unitinga number of filaments together to form a thread,which devices shall not twist the filaments but unite them by a rubbingaction.

I-Ieretofore filaments have been united by a rubbing action caused, bythe rapid rotation around the moving filaments of a sleeve through whichthey passed. WVith these devices difficulty was experienced in threadingthe filaments through the sleeve when broken.

In carrying out my invention I employ a rapidly revolving curved form ofwood or suitable material, and the fibers or filaments to be united aredrawn across this curved and rapidly revolving surface and are united byarubbing or rolling action which unites the mass of glutinous threadsinto a perfectly agglomerated single and rounded thread without torsion.A number-of filaments are thus connected to form a fine thread, and anynumber of fine threads may be made in a single apparatus, or two or morethreads may be united to form a thread of greater size and strength.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view partially in section, and Fig.2 is an end view Fig.7is a side elevation,and Fig. Sis an end elevationof the devices applied above the basin for the cocoons, and Figs. 9 and10 represent the arrangements of rubbers that may be used with thethreads led across them.

The rubbing device is represented at D and the same maybe made of woodor other similar or suitable material and this rubbing device isprovided with a curved or convex surface, and an axis or shaft in asuitable bearing, and a pulley E for rotating the same rapidly. Iprovide guides c 6' connected adjustably to the bearing or support ofthe rotary rubbing device and a stationary guide 1" may also beemployed.

The object of the rotary rubbing device is to roll (not twist) thebundle or mass of fibers or filaments in contact with its surface and toform of them a single perfectly united and rounded thread withouttorsion.

The length of contact and the pressure of the threads on the rubbingdevice can be varied by adjusting the guides e e which for this purposeare adjustable in slide ways. It is understood that the rubbing devicesmay receive an indefinite variety of forms and may turn on vertical,horizontal or inclined axes, provided the guides are accordinglyarranged. Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 show a few eXam ples, additional to Figs.1 and 2. Figs. 7 to 10 show the application of these rubbers to areeling basin with the practical arrangements which guarantee the goodworking of them.

The rubbing devices D are fastened on the ends of horizontal axesrevolving in sockets as in Figs. 1 and 2, the front parts of whichsockets or cylindrical casings 0 protect the rubbing devices and theWorking parts of the rubbers alone are visible. A pulley E fastened tothe end of each axis opposite to the rubbing device serves to give it arotary movement; the guides e e and 11' may be mounted on thecylindrical casing or sockets O, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The rubbingdevices made in this way and their bearings O in one or two rows aresupported upon curvedgrooved bars B B of a frame A suspended abovethe-basin by the two pivots 0 a. The rubbing devices are driven byendless cord or band coming from the pulley F and passing over the guidepulleys G G G2 which are adjustable vertically.

For acting upon the raw silk threads Figs. 7 and 8, there is only onerow of rubbing de vices uniting the fibers or filaments of the cocoonscoming from the basin in similar or variable numbers according to thedesired size of the thread. The indispensable crossing in the ordinaryreeling is here advantageously replaced by the action of the rubbingdevice and the raw silk threads coming from the upper guides e go updirectly to the guides z' 11 from whence they are directed toward thevertical winding reel-placed as usual behind the basin.

For obtaining raw silk threads of increased size and strength, I placein the upper groove B of the frame one or more similar rubbing devicesD, Figs. 9 and 10, the object of which is to unite the raw silk threadsfurnished by the lower row of devices D. The oscillating frame Aprovides for the instantaneous and simultaneous stoppage of the rubbingdevices and of the winding reel; for this purpose said frame carries atits upper part an arm Koonnected by the rod L to the uncoupling deviceof the windin g reel which is of ordinary character. The same arm K actsalso on a lever M operating the uncoupling deviceN applied to the pulleyF. It is therefore only necessary to push back the frame A tosimultaneously stop the drawing of the thread and its friction anduncover at the same time the basin. This gives to the reeling girl greatfacility in her work. By bringing the frame forward the whole is againput in motion.

It is understood that if rubbing device's having vertical or inclinedaxes are used it will only be necessary to modify the form of theoscillating frame so as to receive these rubbing devices on one or twohorizontal rows.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination in a silk reeling apparatus,of a rubbing device, consisting of a convex form over a portion of whosesurface the silk filaments are drawn, and mechanism for rotating suchrubbing device and guides for directingthe filament across such rubbingdevice,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination in a silk reeling apparatus, of a rubbing device,consisting of a convex form of wood or other suitable material, meansfor rotating the same, adjustable guides through which the silkfilaments pass and by which they are retained in position on the rubbingdevice substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination in a silk reeling apparatus with adjustable filamentguides, of a rubbing device consisting of a convex form of wood or othersuitable material, over a portion of whose surface the silk filamentspass as they are drawn through the adjustable guides, a swinging framein which said rubbing devices are mounted, and means for rotating andstopping the same atwill,substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

The foregoing specification of my improvement in reeling of silk signedby me this 13th day of February, 1892.

GABRIEL BERGIER.

Witnesses:

Y. RABELLUND, G. LEPINETTE.

